Pages

After all the discussions of what color of the linen, what food to serve, what chair and center pieces to use, what position or layout of the tables and some other additional request.. Ta-daaaaa! Here is the final product. On the wedding day itself, our wedding day! Loveeeeee it! （╹◡╹）♡ They executed it well and without any hindrance. I think this was their first time to style and cater at Versailles in Daang Hari, Alabang.

Here are the photos of the reception without the guests, the time after setting up:

I choose royal blue for the linen so it will be contrast to our motif. Of course! I don’t like any of my entourage to be part of the tables and chairs. Hahahaha I don’t want them to blend with the decorations in the venue. Right? Well, thanks to Vergel for a wonderful suggestion.

The VIP table

The sponsors table and plus family

Our elegant stage, where we sat during the program.

Crystals chairs are loved. Haha I think they gave us this as free upgrade. Hihi

The red carpet. So eto ang ganap, we will be coming from the main door with the song forever ever ever by Chris Brown. Haha But first, the entourage will be introduce. Then, they will dance or jive while walking. ;)

I love how they decorate the place, especially the VIP tables.

This place is much much nicer during the night.

Let me share with you a short experience we had with Town's Delight, everything's going smooth and good. We went to Tagaytay for the food tasting. After the finalization of the food, the motif and other stuff, we had a slight problem with one of their agent. When we were asking for the final price and breakdown of the cost of their services. There was an extra amount of 12k that she can't explain. My hubby was insisting me to ask, what was that for. The agent was telling us it is for the venue but when we were asked Pearl, our contact in Versailles. It was not the right amount. Weird and very fishy. We called Tito Andrew and he assigned another person to contact. That was Vergel, he was much better and he told us to just ignore the additional 12k. Yey! Problem solved. He was easier to talk to and straight to the point. Kaloka si ate girl, merry-go-round ang sagot pagdating sa total payment.

Anyways, overall I am happy with the final results. Food is appetizing and delicious. The setup was elegant and very kin to details. They are catering for quite sometime now, I guess they are really expect when it comes to these things. They also have variety of packages to choose from. I can't remember what package we picked. haha The total expense I could remember was around ₱120,000++ for 120 guests. It was like 1k per person but that was a year ago. They might have a new and better packages. They have a lot of inclusions in their packages too like doves, cakes (exept we did not avail the cake), red carpet, may paSword entrance pa sila and etc.

Today, I am posting something after the wedding - the reality of life. (⌒▽⌒) During that time, we rented a small apartment for just the two us. Bonding galores from the day we wake up and to washing our dirty clothes. We still don’t have a washing machine back then. We decided to take a look at Quicklean in Bf Homes. It is a self-service laundromat. It is cheaper because washing cost 70php for normal spin and the dryer cost 100php+. For an hour or less, everything is done. Especially if there is no queue inside.

The view when you entered the place - there is a place for washing, drying, waiting and folding.

We bought a kleankard for only 100php and loaded it for 500php for future use.

Those are the washers. Put your soap and fabric conditioner. Select the mode of the washing machine plus the temperature of the water. I read that cold water should be for dark colors while warm or hot temperature should be for white and light colored clothes. Then, tap your kleankard and press start. It is around 30 minutes for the normal spin.

If you need assistance, just ask them. They are also selling drinks and few snacks and also some soap and fabric softener.

Here is the dryer side. Put everything in the dryer. For around 20 minutes or more. It depends on how many pieces of clothes or how thick are the clothes, just tap the card for additional 5 to 10 minutes. Then, press start. It has also a selection of how warm will it be. When everything is done. It is up to you, if you will fold all the clothes. They have a table for folding. Sanitized it first before placing the clothes in the table. *wink*

The Verdict:

It is easy to use. The attendant is very attentive and helpful especially for the first timers like us. There was once an instance that I swipe my card to the wrong dryer hohoho （≧∇≦）ayun. Engers lang. Anyways, the attendant stopped it using the main switched. Ayun, I am thankful because she let me used the correct dyer without any charge. What is the reason for not letting others to do our laundry? Because most of the time, my hubby experienced a lot of missing clothes and sometimes some clothes which they don’t own were mixed up with their stuff. Kaya kami na lang, maglalaba. Most of the time, it took us 2 weeks before coming back. Sulit naman sya. The cons I noticed some of our clothes were shrinking. Maybe because of the heat of the dryer. It ruined some of my clothes huhu

We also discovered the other Quicklean in Aguirre Ave. is much cheaper in the Quicklean besides Rambo. It’s like 10pesos cheaper however in Aguirre Ave. Branch it doesn’t have any aircondition, kung mainitin ka dun ka sa kabila. But this one is larger and has more space.

Another reminder, bring your own laundry soap and fabric softener. Plus snacks and boardgames hahaha if your easily get bored. They have also free wifi, so don't worry.

During our tour in Kyoto, we wanted to rent Kimono while walking around the area to feel very Japanese. *Turning Japanese song in the background* Before anything else, I asked Hikaru, our tour guide, via email where can we rent our kimonos and he suggested Yume Kyoto Gion Shop. I visited the website and reserved a slot for me and for my sister.

However, we were a little late on our schedule so instead of arriving to the shop around 2pm. I think, we arrived few hours before it will be closed. At least, we still have an hour to roam around and feel the vibes of Kyoto while wearing a kimono. Wooot! Crossed that out on my bucket list. Besides, it was my sister’s 18th birthday and I told her I will pay for her kimono's rental fee plus a photoshoot (taken by moi). Hahaha Package ang birthday gift ko. (*^▽^*) We both picked the package Choose your own Kimono and accessories Plan. She added a full on hair set done by professional hair dresser and a decorative hair ornamental. For me, I controlled myself to splurge because it’s not my birthday so binigay ko na kay sister ang korona for that day, just tied my hair with a ponytail.（╹◡╹）

Here are the photos taken with our Kimonos in front of Yasaka Shrine:

The birthday girl.

Was it cold? Yes it was. However, we did not removed our thermal heat clothes.

The Da Barkads. We belong! Haha I think they will go back to the shop to return the kimonos too.

Waiting to cross the road

This was inside the store. A lot of fabric to choose from.. it is hard to decide to be honest.

Wait. There’s moreeeee

Kimono has a lot of layers of fabric. The package also includes obi, socks, slippers and bags.

The Verdict:

The store was in the 2nd floor with small elevator. Actually, the store was also small but the people working in the shop is every accommodating. There are many fabrics and packages to choose from. The packages available are:

Yukekyoto Pro's Choice Plan - they will choose for you, it includes kimono, obi, bag and sandals (socks not included). It cost ¥3,000.00 tax not included, in Philippine pesos it cost roughly around ₱1,300++

Choose your own Kimono and accessories Plan - with your chosen fabric, includes kinomo, obi, bag, sandals and socks. It cost ¥4,000.00 tax not included, in Philippine pesos it cost roughly around ₱1,800++

Authentic Kimono Plan with haori coat - with your chosen full set from 200 designers's kimono and brand, it includes kimono, obi, bag, sandals, socks, decorative obi and haori shawl. It cost ¥5,000.00 tax not included, in Philippine pesos it cost roughly around ₱2,300++

Rental for Men's Kimono Plan - Kimono suitable for those with height between 155cm and 190cm. it includes kimono, obi, bag sandals, socks and haori coat. It also cost ¥5,000.00

Couples package - for not single hahaha i kid. For lovers, who wants to enjoy wearing kimono together. It cost ¥9,000.00

Additional cost for hairstyle, full on make up (for only Kodaiji Shop) and photographer.

For hairstyle - ¥1,500.00

Hair ornament rental - ¥100.00

Makeup - it ranges from ¥3,000.00 to ¥5,000.00

Commemorative Photo Plan only for 20 person per day - it ranges from ¥1,000.00 to ¥5,000.00

They also have services that your clothes will be delivered in your hotel and send the kimono to their shop via mail or you will go back to the shop for the kimono. For us, before closing we went back to the shop to bring back the kimonos and get our clothes too. Don't worry on how to wear or to remove the kimonos they will assist you.

I enjoyed wearing the kimono, I hope I wore it a little longer and went to other places with it. Next time besh alam ko na.

Here is the continuation of my wedding preparation post. Let us rewind the days from 2016. Hihi Today, I will share our experience with Town’s Delight, who was our wedding caterer. Town's Delight is our first and only choice so far because ever since from my 7th birthday up to my grandparents’ 50th wedding and hopefully until the present, we will hire them. My aunt is also a friend and classmate of Sir Andrew (one of the owner of Town’s Delight). We don't have doubts with their food.

In Red Barn Kitchen in Tagaytay held our food tasting for the menu in our wedding day. The place was so cute. It is like a house converted to a restaurant.

Red is very visible in this place. haha Hello, kaya Red Barn. :))

Instructions. Don't be shy to share your opinions with their food.

Asia Fusion Salad

Salad with different dressing

Cream of Broccoli Soup

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Everything, we have different food in our plates. They serve us each of every kind. I can't remember which one we picked. hahaha My pregnancy brain is acting up again.

Here is my plate - the sure thing I will not forget will be the roast beef (my fave from their menu)

Dessert time - Crepe and fruits

Pastries platter vs. Fruit crepe and chocolate mousse - I think we picked the pastries platter so everyone will have plenty of choices.

Salmon with mashed potato for the VIP guest - they gave us 26 free salmon served in their tables

Our prime days. hahaha ang papayat!

Praying lang peg

We just move out and move in from a different place, our things are really disastrous right now. Once I find the folder I kept and used during the wedding preparation and hoping everything is still there I will update my post for the food we selected from the taste test. So far, as I recall most of their food were really tasty, unique and delicious. While we were tasting, we have our grading sheet for the food on our side. We discussed which one will be in the big day and crossed out that did not stand out. We also added an extra lechon station which cost additional 1k, the lechon was given by one of our sponsors.

It might be a little late for the greeting because 15 days passed by since New Year, so hello to my readers, if I have one. Haha My promise for this year as always, I will blog more. I have a legit reason for being hiatus during 2017, I got pregnant and I have a lot of adult-ing stuff happened. My hormones during the first trimester of my pregnancy were the worst, so moving and even eating was not an option. I will have a separate and detailed blog about my pregnancy. Daming ganap sa life ko after wedding, which I haven’t done posting it and our Japan travel too. Oh my gosh! Backlog forever and ever. Yes! I am the backlog queen! HAHAHA

I am so thankful for there are still people viewing my blog. Haha Anyways, with this post I hope I can follow up it religiously. I really hope after giving birth, I will not give another gad damn reason for not posting again. Hihi

About

Hi, I am Abbey! I am a software analyst by day and a blogger during my free time. This is my personal blog that records the chronicles of my discoveries and my adventures. Everything here is so random. Yey!